State Impact Research for New York

How is using i-Ready Personalized Instruction with fidelity associated with state test performance?

In New York, for reading, students who used i-Ready Personalized Instruction with fidelity demonstrated higher state test scores and were more likely to be proficient in most grades. For mathematics, students who used i-Ready Personalized Instruction with fidelity showed higher state test scores and were more likely to be proficient in all grades.

To understand the association between the use of i-Ready Personalized Instruction and performance on the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP), Curriculum Associates evaluated NYSTP scores and proficiency levels for 36,968 students in Grades 3–8 across 26 school districts. These analyses examined the difference in state scores and proficiency rates between students who used i-Ready Personalized Instruction with fidelity and students using the program less consistently, accounting for fall performance.

This study was designed to meet the criteria for ESSA Tier 3 evidence.